10 Jun
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
Venezuela’s opposition leader and President Juan Guaidó signed a decree on May 21, 2019 extending the validity of Venezuelan passports for five years beyond their expiration dates. On June 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of State announced its recognition of the decree and its acceptance of such passports for purposes […]
10 Jun
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the agency will resume premium processing for all remaining H-1B cap-subject petitions on Monday, June 10, 2019. Premium processing for H-1B cap subject petitions was suspended until May 20, 2019 when premium processing was resumed but only for those cap […]
5 Jun
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
Beginning Friday, May 31, 2019, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) requires all nonimmigrant visa applicants to provide information for all social media accounts used within the five years preceding application at U.S. Embassies and Consulates abroad. Foster previously reported the DOS’s publishing on May 4, 2017, in the Federal […]
30 May
by Foster LLP, on Immigration Updates
In March of 2019, the Social Security Administration(SSA) resumed issuing “no-match” letters to employers, a practice it had discontinued in 2012. Re-branded as “Employer Correction Requests”, these “no-match” letters are currently being issued to employers with at least one employee whose name and social security number as listed on the […]
